First Division 1895-1896
# First Division 1895-1896

La First Division 1895-1896 è stata l'8ª edizione della massima serie del campionato inglese di calcio, disputato tra il 2 settembre 1895 e il 27 aprile 1896 e concluso con la vittoria dell'Aston Villa, al suo secondo titolo.

Capocannonieri del torneo sono stati John James Campbell (Aston Villa) e Steve Bloomer (Derby County), con 20 reti ciascuno.

## Stagione

### Formato

Cambia il format per le retrocessioni. Le ultime due squadre classificate della First Division e le prime due della Second Division si scontrano tra loro andando a formare un'unica classifica. Le prime due classificate avranno diritto ad iscriversi alla prossima First Division, le ultime due classificate invece disputeranno il futuro campionato di Second Division.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Club | Stagione | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aston Villa | dettagli | Birmingham | Wellington Road | 3º posto in First Division |
| Blackburn | dettagli | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 5º posto in First Division |
| Bolton | dettagli | Bolton | Burnden Park | 10º posto in First Division |
| Burnley | dettagli | Burnley | Turf Moor | 9º posto in First Division |
| Bury | dettagli | Bury | Gigg Lane | 1º posto in Second Division, promosso dopo i test-match. |
| Derby County | dettagli | Derby | Baseball Ground | 15º posto in First Division |
| Everton | dettagli | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 2º posto in First Division |
| Nottingham Forest | dettagli | Nottingham | Town Ground | 7º posto in First Division |
| Preston N.E. | dettagli | Preston | Deepdale | 4º posto in First Division |
| Sheffield Utd | dettagli | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 6º posto in First Division |
| Sheffield Wednesday | dettagli | Sheffield | Olive Grove | 8º posto in First Division |
| Small Heath | dettagli | Birmingham | Muntz Street | 12º posto in First Division |
| Stoke City | dettagli | Stoke-on-Trent | Victoria Ground | 14º posto in First Division |
| Sunderland | dettagli | Sunderland | Newcastle Road | 1º posto in First Division |
| West Bromwich | dettagli | West Bromwich | Stoney Lane | 13º posto in First Division |
| Wolverhampton | dettagli | Wolverhampton | Molineux Stadium | 11º posto in First Division |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Med |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Aston Villa | 45 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 45 | 1,733 |
| 2. | Derby County | 41 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 1,943 |
| 3. | Everton | 39 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 1,535 |
| 4. | Bolton | 37 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 1,324 |
| 5. | Sunderland | 37 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 1,268 |
| 6. | Stoke City | 30 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 1,191 |
| 7. | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 0,830 |
| 8. | Blackburn | 29 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 0,800 |
| 9. | Preston N.E. | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 0,917 |
| 10. | Burnley | 27 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 1,091 |
| 11. | Bury | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 0,926 |
| 12. | Sheffield Utd | 26 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 0,800 |
| 13. | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 0,737 |
| 14. | Wolverhampton | 21 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 0,938 |
| 15. | Small Heath | 20 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 79 | 0,494 |
| 16. | West Bromwich | 19 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 0,508 |

Legenda:

    Campione d'Inghilterra.
    Ai Test-match.
    Retrocessa in Second Division dopo i Test-match.

Regolamento:

    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

## Risultati

### Tabellone

| | Ast | Bir | Bla | Bol | Brn | Bry | Der | Eve | NmF | Pre | ShU | ShW | Sto | Sun | WBA | Wol |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aston Villa | –––– | 7-3 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
| Birmingham | 1-4 | –––– | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 |
| Blackburn | 1-1 | 2-1 | –––– | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Bolton | 2-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | –––– | 1-0 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 |
| Burnley | 3-4 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1-2 | –––– | 3-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
| Bury | 5-3 | 4-5 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 3-4 | –––– | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Derby County | 2-2 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | –––– | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 5-2 |
| Everton | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 2-2 | –––– | 6-2 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 7-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 2-5 | 2-1 | –––– | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| Preston | 4-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 6-0 | –––– | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 8-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | –––– | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Sheffield Weds | 1-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | –––– | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-3 | 3-1 |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | –––– | 5-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | –––– | 7-1 | 2-2 |
| West Bromwich | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | –––– | 2-1 |
| Wolverhampton | 1-2 | 7-2 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 6-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | –––– |

### Calendario

| Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| - | - | - |
| Everton | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Bolton |
| Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. |
| Wolverhampton | 5 - 1 | Burnley |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 - 0 | Bury |
| Aston Villa | 7 - 3 | Small Heath |
| Bury | 0 - 3 | Bolton |
| Everton | 6 - 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Wolverhampton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Derby County |
| Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Blackburn |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 2 | Burnley |
| Burnley | 0 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 3 - 2 | Bury |
| Blackburn | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bolton | 3 - 1 | Everton |
| Burnley | 3 - 0 | Bury |
| Derby County | 2 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa |
| Small Heath | 1 - 2 | Stoke City |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. |
| Wolverhampton | 4 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Derby County |
| Bolton | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Bury | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Everton | 0 - 2 | Blackburn |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Stoke City | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Blackburn | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa |
| Burnley | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Derby County | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Small Heath | 1 - 2 | Bolton |
| Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Bury |
| West Bromwich | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Wolverhampton | 2 - 3 | Everton |
| Aston Villa | 4 - 3 | Everton |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Bolton | 2 - 4 | Bury |
| Everton | 5 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 5 | Derby County |
| Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Small Heath |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 5 - 3 | West Bromwich |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 2 | Sunderland |
| Blackburn | 3 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Burnley | 1 - 2 | Bolton |
| Bury | 4 - 5 | Small Heath |
| Derby County | 2 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | Everton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa |
| Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Bolton | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Derby County | 2 - 1 | Bury |
| Everton | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Stoke City | 6 - 1 | Small Heath |
| Wolverhampton | 4 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Blackburn | 2 - 4 | Sunderland |
| Bolton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Burnley | 1 - 1 | Everton |
| Derby County | 5 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. |
| Small Heath | 1 - 4 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich | 2 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Aston Villa | 5 - 1 | Burnley |
| Bury | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Everton | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 1 | Bolton |
| Stoke City | 4 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich | 2 - 3 | Bolton |
| Blackburn | 3 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Bury | 6 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Derby County | 5 - 1 | Burnley |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 2 | Everton |
| Small Heath | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Stoke City | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Everton | 1 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Wolverhampton | 2 - 0 | Derby County |
| Blackburn | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Burnley | 3 - 4 | Aston Villa |
| Bury | 1 - 2 | Derby County |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Small Heath | 5 - 2 | Preston N.E. |
| Stoke City | 4 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 3 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Bolton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Bury | 0 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Everton | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
| Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Sheffield Utd |
| Derby County | 8 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Blackburn | 3 - 2 | Bolton |
| Derby County | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Preston N.E. | 4 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Small Heath | 0 - 3 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton |
| Bury | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. |
| Derby County | 4 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Everton | 7 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Small Heath |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn |
| Bolton | 1 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Burnley | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Everton | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 1 | Derby County |
| Small Heath | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich |
| Stoke City | 5 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Wolverhampton | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. |
| Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Derby County | 2 - 1 | Bolton |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Small Heath | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Bury |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 3 | Sunderland |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 - 2 | Blackburn |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 - 4 | Derby County |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Blackburn | 2 - 3 | Everton |
| Bolton | 2 - 1 | Derby County |
| Bury | 3 - 4 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. |
| Blackburn | 0 - 2 | Bury |
| Bolton | 4 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Burnley | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Preston N.E. | 4 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Small Heath | 1 - 3 | Derby County |
| Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Burnley | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Bury | 1 - 1 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 - 0 | Bolton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Small Heath | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 0 | Derby County |
| Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Everton |
| Sunderland | 7 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Wolverhampton | 7 - 2 | Small Heath |
| Everton | 3 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Burnley | 5 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Derby County | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Small Heath | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Bury | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 1 | Everton |
| Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Burnley |
| Aston Villa | 5 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Blackburn | 0 - 2 | Derby County |
| Bolton | 4 - 1 | Small Heath |
| Burnley | 3 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Preston N.E. | 6 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 3 | Bury |
| Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Everton |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Small Heath | 2 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Derby County | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Bolton | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Small Heath | 1 - 0 | Bury |
| Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 3 | Bury |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Bolton | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. |
| Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Sunderland |
| Burnley | 2 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Bury | 5 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Blackburn | 2 - 1 | Small Heath |
| Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Derby County |
| Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Wolverhampton | 6 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 1 | Burnley |
| Blackburn | 3 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Bolton | 4 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Burnley | 1 - 1 | Small Heath |
| Bury | 1 - 2 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 2 - 2 | Derby County |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Bolton | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Burnley | 2 - 2 | Derby County |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Bury |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Everton | 1 - 1 | Bolton |
| Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Sheffield Utd | 8 - 0 | Bury |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 0 | Small Heath |
| Derby County | 2 - 1 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Small Heath | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 0 | Bury |
| Derby County | 0 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Small Heath | 0 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Everton |
| Wolverhampton | 5 - 0 | Bolton |
| Burnley | 6 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Bolton | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Bury | 2 - 0 | Blackburn |
| West Bromwich | 3 - 2 | Blackburn |

## Test-match

### Classifica

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Med |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3,000 |
| 2. | West Bromwich | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2,250 |
| 3. | Small Heath | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1,143 |
| 4. | Manchester City | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0,333 |

Legenda:

    Retrocesse in Second Division.

Regolamento:

    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

### Risultati

| | Risultati | | Luogo e data |
| - | - | - | - |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | Small Heath | Liverpool, 18 aprile 1896 |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | West Bromwich | Manchester, 18 aprile 1896 |
| Small Heath | 0-0 | Liverpool | Birmingham, 20 aprile 1896 |
| West Bromwich | 6-1 | Manchester City | West Bromwich, 20 aprile 1896 |
| Liverpool | 2-0 | West Bromwich | Liverpool, 25 aprile 1896 |
| Manchester City | 3-0 | Small Heath | Manchester, 25 aprile 1896 |
| West Bromwich | 2-0 | Liverpool | West Bromwich, 27 aprile 1896 |
| Small Heath | 8-0 | Manchester City | Birmingham, 27 aprile 1896 |

## Statistiche

### Squadra

**Primati stagionali**

* Maggior numero di vittorie: Aston Villa (20)
* Minor numero di sconfitte: Aston Villa (5)
* Migliore attacco: Aston Villa (78 reti fatte)
* Miglior difesa: Derby County (35 reti subite)
* Miglior media reti: Derby County (1,943)
* Maggior numero di pareggi: Derby County, Everton, Sunderland, Burnley, West Bromwich (7)
* Minor numero di pareggi: Stoke (0)
* Maggior numero di sconfitte: Wolverhampton (19)
* Minor numero di vittorie: West Bromwich (6)
* Peggior attacco: West Bromwich (30 segnate)
* Peggior difesa: Small Heath (79 reti subite)
* Peggior media goal: Small Heath (0,494)
